Re: Bob's 'Self-aggrandizing ignorant' Count: Was: What databases have taught me

Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:
> Robert Martin wrote:
> > On 2006-06-28 17:09:20 -0500, "Adrian Alston" <nothanks_at_nospam.com> said:
> >
> >> I can understand how objects are a sort of state machine but I thought
> >> OO programs should be predictable. What's this unpredictable bit about?
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> >
> > It was a snide remark. The person who made it is known for being a bit
> > abrasive and prejudiced about the topic of OO. No programmer *intends*
> > to make their programs unpredictable.
>
> Unless that's the point of the program...

Like a game perhaps? However, when the mideaval dragon escapes in a Jeep and shoots at you with an Uzi as he jumps the fence, then perhaps it is time to rethink the limits of unpredictability. I think I would prefer the game crashes at that point instead.

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-T- Received on Thu Jul 06 2006 - 06:21:07 CEST